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IOM’s Global Solar Lanterns Initiative
#LightTheirWay More than 57,000 vulnerable families in camps and communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America need greater protection, support for education as well as better health and safety. Help spread the light by providing solar lanterns to households living “off-the-grid” with little or no access to electricity.
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s a h M IO d e t s i s s a r o f s t n migra ars. 60+ ye
IOM’s Global Solar Lanterns Initiative helps: REDUCING RISK
Women and men living in camps can experience assault and insecurity. By using solar lanterns at night to carry out routine chores or travel to and from water and sanitation facilities, they can feel safer.
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION
Completing homework is difficult for children with no access to electricity. By providing solar lanterns youth can study at night and improve their performance.
INCREASED HEALTH AND SAFETY
Replacing kerosene lamps with solar lanterns helps avoid inhaling toxic fumes and greatly reduces fire hazards and dependency on expensive, non-renewable resources.
IN FOCUS REDUCING RISK IN SOMALIA
Somalia remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, with over 2.9 million people in need of assistance. 1.1 million Somalis remain internally displaced within Somalia and a similar number of Somali refugees reside in neighbouring countries.
#LightTheirWay
Light is an essential part of our daily lives. It is crucial for activities such as reading and studying or keeping a Thirty-year-old Farhiya (name changed) has lived with her business open before and after sunset. In some cases, individuals and families lose their access to light when 7 daughters in a makeshift shelter 15leaving years attheir the uprooted by natural or man-made disasters. Families flee their for homes, behind possessions and livelihood to seek safety. They may find refuge in IDP or refugee camps where electricity is unavailable. In other Kosaar IDP settlement in Burao, Somali-land. “I used to cases, families living in remote areas are “off the grid” all together, with little access to infrastructure.
have a solar light at home until it broke. The new one is and I canindividuals, use it to charge my mobile phone. can IOM lighter has seen light empower families, and communities in crisis, recovery Iand post conflict, and development contexts. Help IOM spread the light to communities in 10 countries across the globe! carry it around the house and I feel much safer moving around the settlement at night,” she says.
Our Reach In 2014, IOM Somalia lit up the lives of more than 20,000
IOM IDPs is the leading intergovernmental organization in of the solar field of migration, working closely with governmental through the distribution lanterns. Through and intergovernmental partners. IOM has 157 Member States with offices in over 150 countries as well as IOM’s Global Solar Lanterns Initiative, IOM Somalia is 8,400 staff members, 97% of whom are working outside of headquarters.
aiming to enhance the lives of 123,075 more individuals.
IOM helps ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, promotes international cooperation on migration issues, assists in the search for practical solutions to migration challenges and provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced persons.
IMPROVING LIVES AROUND THE WORLD
REDUCING RISK In Somalia, solar lanterns help internally displaced persons (IDPs) develop an improved sense of security against assault at night.
EDUCATION In Tajikistan, young girls receive solar lanterns, helping them to study at night and in the morning. Better education reduces young girls vulnerability to human trafficking.
HEALTH AND SAFETY SAFETY
In Philippines, solar lanterns help reduce fire hazards in tents and exposure to harmful toxic fuels.
"I was able to wake up at 3:00 a.m and read until 7:00 a.m. without worrying about light." Kirumba, Uganada Kirumba came from a camp in Uganda and has emerged top of his district in his final exams, something he attributes directly to reading more as a result of having a solar lantern.
IOM’S GLOBAL SOLAR LANTERNS INITIATIVE
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IOM’s Global Solar Lanterns Initiative helps: WILL BUY SOLAR LANTERNS
Afghanistan: 140 Malawi: 7,000 Bangladesh: 14, 285 Philippines: 1,500 Haiti: 5,650 Somalia: 24, 615 Kazakhstan: 2,000 Tajikistan: 572 Kenya: 250 Zambia: 500 REDUCING RISK Women and men living in camps can experience assault and insecurity. By using solar lanterns at night to carry out routine Health-Care WILL REACH chores or Workers travel to and from waterTHAT and sanitation facilities, they can feel safer.
#LightTheirWay Families
Light is an essential part of our daily lives. It is crucial for activities such as reading and studying or keeping a business open after sunset. In some cases, individuals and families lose their access to light when uprooted by natural or man-made disasters. Families flee their homes, leaving behind their possessions and livelihood to seek safety. They may find refuge in IDP or refugee camps where electricity is unavailable. In other cases, families living in remote areas are “off the grid” all together, with little access to infrastructure. IOM has seen light empower individuals, families, and communities in crisis, recovery and post conflict, and development contexts. Help IOM spread the light to communities in 10 countries across the globe!
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION
57,142 FAMILIES
Completing homework is difficult for children with no access to electricity. By providing solar lanterns youth can study at night and improve their performance.
Our Reach
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INCREASED HEALTH AND SAFETY
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration, working closely with governmental and intergovernmental partners. IOM has 157 Member States with offices in over 150 countries and over 9,000 staff members, more than 95% of whom are based in the field.
Replacing kerosene lamps with solar lanterns helps avoid inhaling toxic fumes and greatly reduces fire hazards and dependency on expensive, non-renewable resources. SAFETY
Reducing Risk
Increased Health and Safety
IOM helps ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, promotes international cooperation on migration issues, assists in the search for practical solutions to migration challenges and provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced persons.